New Haven, CT - September 23, 2008 -

A 30 second radio spot encouraging people to "vote pro-life" in the November elections begins running on radio stations around the United States today.  It will continue to air until the November 4 election.

The ad features the sound of an unborn baby's heartbeat at 10 weeks, and the voice of a woman saying, "Listening to this makes me wonder - why would anyone question that her life has begun?"  It concludes with the words, "Vote your heart. Vote Pro Life."

"The fact that the child whose heartbeat we hear is alive is simply a matter of science," Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said in announcing the beginning of the ad campaign.  "We believe that it is vital that America's pro-life community make it clear that they will reserve their votes for candidates of either party who are committed to protecting life from conception to natural death."

Anyone can listen to or download the ad from the Knights of Columbus website, www.kofc.org.

A similar ad is planned for broadcast in Canada, where general elections are set for October 14, 2008.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.75 million members in North and Central America, Asia and Europe.  Last year, Knights donated $145 million and more than 68 million hours of volunteer time to charitable causes.

Open Letter to Senator Joseph Biden on abortion

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson sent an open letter to Senator Joseph Biden on Friday, September 19, challenging the assertion of the vice presidential candidate that Catholic teaching on abortion is not clear.  The letter was published in USA Today, The Washington Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Wilmington News Journal, among others.

Writing "as a fellow Catholic layman," Anderson said that "statements that suggest that our Church has anything less than a consistent teaching on abortion are not merely incorrect; they may lead Catholic women facing crisis pregnancies to misunderstand the moral gravity of an abortion decision."

Anderson noted that the founders of the United States "believed that we are 'endowed by [our] creator with certain unalienable rights,'' and that first among these is 'life,'" and he appealed to Biden, "as a Catholic who acknowledges that life begins at conception, to resolve to protect this unalienable right."

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Brother Knights,

This month -- September 2008 -- has become one of the best months ever for our Council.    Let me briefly recap the highlights:

1) Our annual Charity Golf Outing reached record highs this year:

        Gross revenues        $26,800   (last year about $16K)

        Paid players                    100    (last year about 60)

        Actual players                   91

Net income $17,918.45    (last year $8,900)

2) One of our brother Knights, Bill Reid, was ordained as a Deacon last Saturday at the Cathedral in Lafayette.   Many of us were there, some of us in the Fourth Degree Color Guard.    Congratulations Bill!   We are very proud of you and you have been a spiritual inspiration to all of us.  

3) We had a successful Fall Membership Open House last Wednesday, 9/17 and we look forward to having several new Knights join our ranks.  

4) Our first, live First Degree ceremony will be next Monday, Sept 29th at 7:30 p.m. in the Day Chapel.   This will be the crowning moment for many of us who have worked for over a year putting this together.    We hope you'll be able to join us next Monday evening.  

5) Our first ever Soccer Challenge was held last Saturday on the Seton ball fields.   This is a nationwide K of C activity but the first time we have conducted it in our Council.    Thank you, Tom Beck, for a great job and a lot of work.    While participation was slight, we now have the infrastructure in place to build on this for the future.  

6) Our next Pancake Breakfast will be next Sunday, 9/28.     Thank you to those who will be working in the kitchen next Sunday -- and the rest of you can bring your families and come eat!  

7) We also kicked off our "Baby Bank" campaign to generate funds for K of C pro-life activities.    Keep dropping those coins in those banks and we'll collect them in a few weeks.   

What an awesome group of Knights you are!    Thank you all for making September such a great month.  

SK Mark Peterson
Grand Knight

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Brother Knights,

As part of our Youth activities this year we will be holding our first Soccer Challenge this coming Saturday, Sept 20th -- 3:00 - 5:00 on the Seton ball fields.    This is for boys AND girls ages 10-14 and will involve the kids doing penalty kicks.    This is a nationwide K of C youth activity.     Check this week's Seton Voice bulletin for more details.     

    -- We need boys and girls to participate.   Pass the word, get your own kids there or your neighbor kids there.  

    -- We need about 4 volunteers to assist Tom Beck, our Youth Director.    (You can respond to this email if you can help Tom out).  

Thanks and Peace,

SK Mark Peterson
Grand Knight
Bishop George A. Fulcher Council #12387

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Brother Knights,

We still need sponsors and players for our Thursday, Sept 11 golf outing at Bear Slide.    We also need more donors -- there are plenty of envelopes left on our Priest Golf Board.    For those of you who cannot play or cannot support a sponsorship, consider taking an envelope off the board and helping us out.    Thank you in advance!

Tuesday, Sept 2nd -- last day for sponsors to sign up and still be recognized with a sign.   (We will accept sponsorships after that but signage would not be available.    With the long weekend starting tomorrow, its time to finalize those commitments you're working on.  

Players -- we will need to finalize pairings early in the week of Sept 8th.    You still have time but we need more players.  

Volunteers -- we need more volunteers for the day of the event.   Please see the roster attached for areas you can help.   This is a great event for our Council and you needn't be a golfer to enjoy the day with us.   There are lots of ways you can participate and help out.   

Now the good news -- while we still are far short of our goal of 100 golfers and $25,000 in revenue, we are AHEAD of last year in both categories.     Thanks to all of you who have stepped up so far.  

SK Mark Peterson
Grand Knight

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Brothers,

Here is our new officers for the July 1 - June 30 fraternal year. 

Post	Name
Grand Knight	Mark Perterson
Deputy Grand Knight	Jim Spitznogle
Chancellor	Len Yanavich
Recorder	Chris Deddens
Financial Secretary	Lou Schmitt
Treasurer	Tom Graham
Lecturer	Gene Hollander
Advocate	Doug Covell
Warden	Ray Janko
Inside Guard	Bob Van Note
Outside Guard	Kent Broach
Trustee 3rd-year	Tom Chevalier
Trustee 2nd-year	Bob Butcher
Trustee 1st-year	Gerry Neuner
Chaplin	Fr. Ted Rothrock

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